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Exo 22:1

& "If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.

Exo 22:2

& "If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account.

Exo 22:3

& ~"{But} if the sun has risen on him, there will be bloodguiltiness on his account. He shall surely make restitution; if he owns nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

Exo 22:4

& ~"If what he stole is actually found alive in his possession, whether an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.

Exo 22:5

& "If a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed {bare} and lets his animal loose so that it grazes in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.

Exo 22:6

& "If a fire breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or the standing grain or the field {itself} is consumed, he who started the fire shall surely make restitution.

Exo 22:7

& "If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep {for him} and it is stolen from the man's house, if the thief is caught, he shall pay double.

Exo 22:8

& ~"If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house shall appear before the judges, {to} determine whether he laid his hands on his neighbor's property.

Exo 22:9

& ~"For every breach of trust, {whether it is} for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, {or} for any lost thing about which one says, `This is it,' the case of both parties shall come before the judges; he whom the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.

Exo 22:10

& "If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep {for him,} and it dies or is hurt or is driven away while no one is looking,

Exo 22:11

& an oath before the LORD shall be made by the two of them that he has not laid hands on his neighbor's property; and its owner shall accept {it,} and he shall not make restitution.

Exo 22:12

& ~"But if it is actually stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.

Exo 22:13

& ~"If it is all torn to pieces, let him bring it as evidence; he shall not make restitution for what has been torn to pieces.

Exo 22:14

& "If a man borrows {anything} from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, he shall make full restitution.

Exo 22:15

& ~"If its owner is with it, he shall not make restitution; if it is hired, it came for its hire.

Exo 22:16

& "If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her {to be} his wife.

Exo 22:17

& ~"If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins.

Exo 22:18

& "You shall not allow a sorceress to live.

Exo 22:19

& "Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.

Exo 22:20

& "He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the LORD alone, shall be utterly destroyed.

Exo 22:21

& "You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exo 22:22

& ~"You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

Exo 22:23

& ~"If you afflict him at all, {and} if he does cry out to Me, I will surely hear his cry;

Exo 22:24

& and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

Exo 22:25

& "If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.

Exo 22:26

& ~"If you ever take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets,

Exo 22:27

& for that is his only covering; it is his cloak for his body. What else shall he sleep in? And it shall come about that when he cries out to Me, I will hear {him,} for I am gracious.

Exo 22:28

& "You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

Exo 22:29

& "You shall not delay {the offering from} your harvest and your vintage. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me.